Black fruited galanga vs Java stingaree

Alpinia nigra compared with Urolophus javanicus

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Java stingaree is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Java stingaree
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Urolophidae
Genus	Alpinia	Urolophus
Species	Alpinia nigra	Urolophus javanicus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Java stingaree

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Java stingaree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black fruited galanga

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Jamaica.

Java stingaree

Black fruited galanga

The Black fruited galanga (Alpinia nigra) is a species in the genus Alpinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.